Crime
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo sentenced to 20 years for corruption linked to Odebrecht construction
The verdict marks the first high profile Peruvian conviction related to Brazil’s continent wide Operation Car Wash investigation
Human Rights
Former Sec. State John Kerry seen shaking hands, laughing with Venezuela dictator Nicolas Maduro
The U.S. State Department in 2020 offered $15 million for Maduro’s arrest.
Politics
Leftist former guerrilla secures comfortable lead in first round of Colombian presidential elections
Petro will now face businessman Rodolfo Hernandez in a second round vote on June 19
Politics
Latin American leaders threaten to boycott Biden's Summit of the Americas
The presidents of Bolivia, Brazil and Mexico have also threatened to pull out of the summit, further demonstrating the strained relations between Latin America and the Biden White House
Politics
Cuba engagement ally Joe Garcia appearing at Annette Taddeo fundraiser raises troubling questions
Former Democratic Congressman Joe Garcia's appearance comes in the wake of Taddeo's recent attempts to depict herself as a tough critic of the regime in her campaign to unseat Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar. The incident raises troubling questions about Taddeo's actual views on Cuba.
Trending
Massive explosion brings 5-star Havana hotel to the ground
"I heard a horrible roar. The roof of the market where I was shopping began to shake," a local shopper told ADN Cuba. Exclusive images obtained by ADN Cuba show the destruction caused by the blast, which left the hotel and several other buildings surrounding Cuba’s legislature, the National Assembly of People's Power, severely damaged
Politics
Trump warns SCOTUS leak 'cheapens the court'
Former President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the unprecedented leak of the Supreme Court’s draft majority opinion sets “a very dangerous precedent” that serves to “cheapen the court"
Terrorism
More than 2,500 children at risk in armed attacks between FARC and ELN dissidents
In the municipality of El Tarra there was an attack against the town’s military base
Law Enforcement
Melissa Lucio: The first Latina to be executed in Texas
Melissa, 53, could become the first Latina executed in Texas and first woman to undergo the process since 2014
Politics
DeSantis signs bill banning abortions after 15 weeks in Florida
Supporters have touted the bill as a “milestone victory” for the pro-life movement